Amount Awarded
Application Deadline
Awarded By
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Award Amount
The MDS scholarship will cover the unpaid portion of the cost (if any) of tuition and mandatory fees and a room and meal plan when provided in on-campus facilities after three months of Dependents Education Assistance (DEA) or Chapter 35 benefits have been deducted from the total costs. If there is no positive balance after deduction of DEA benefits, then no benefits will be paid Eligibility is limited to eight semesters or the achievement of a degree whichever occurs first.
Recipients
The number of awards offered varies annually.
Additional Information
The Military Dependents Scholarship (MDS), formerly called the MIA/KIA Dependents Scholarship, provides financial aid for undergraduate students seeking a bachelor's degree or certificate of completion at any public college, university or technical school in Arkansas who qualify as a spouse or dependent child of an Arkansas resident who has been declared to be missing in action, killed in action, a prisoner of war, or killed on ordnance delivery, or a veteran who has been declared to be 100 percent totally and permanently disabled during, or as a result of, active military service.
Deadline Info
Applications are available from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) website. Accessing the application requires students to register for an account using the electronic Arkansas Univers ... sign up for full scholarship deadline information.